Traditional
Aries Traits
On the dark
side....
The spring
equinox,
March 21, is
the beginning
of the new
zodiacal year
and Aries, the
first sign, is
therefore that
of new
beginnings. The
young ram is
adventurous,
ambitious,
impulsive,
enthusiastic
and full of
energy. The
Arien is a
pioneer both in
thought and
action, very
open to new
ideas and a
lover of
freedom. They
welcome
challenges and
will not be
diverted from
their purpose
except by their
own
impatience,
which will
surface if they
don't get quick
results.
Aries subjects
are courageous
leaders with a
genuine
concern for
those they
command, but
they will not
hesitate to use
their
subordinates to
obtain their
own objectives
as leaders. As
followers they
can be
troublesome,
for they are apt
to be
immoderate in
act and
expression.
They may be
unwilling to
obey or submit
to directions
for which they
can see no
reason, or with
which they
disagree. They
are much
concerned with
self, both
positively and
negatively -
self-reliant but
also self-
centered - and
concerned with
their own
personal
advancement
and physical
satisfaction to
the point of
greed.Their
immense
energy makes
them
aggressive and
restless,
argumentative,
headstrong,
quick
tempered,
easily offended
and capable of
holding
grudges if they
feel themselves
affronted.
Thus, if at
work superiors
cooperate well
with their Aries
employees,
approving of
their good
qualities, they
will receive
from them
complete
loyalty; but if
Ariens
consider
themselves
unappreciated
or exploited,
they are likely
to give notice
impulsively, to
nurse
resentment and
even, in
extreme cases,
to revenge
themselves by
slandering their
former firm, or
by acts of
sabotage.
In their
personal
relationships
Ariens are
frank, direct
and candid,
and make
enthusiastic
and generous
friends. They
are liable to
have a high sex
drive and make
passionate but
fastidious
lovers. There
is, however, a
negative side to
their
associations
with other
people. They
can easily be
irritated by
slowness or
moderation in
their
companions
and, though
themselves
sensitive, ride
roughshod
over the
sensitivities of
others. The
intensity of
their sexual
urges can drive
them to
promiscuity
and a Don
Juan-like
counting of
conquests of
the opposite
sex. It can also
trick them into
early unwise
marriage which
may end
disastrously.
Their love of
change more
than counters
the little loyalty
they have, and
their tenacity,
though
sufficient to
achieve
short-term
objects, is
unlikely to
stand up to the
challenge of a
lifetime's
faithfulness.
They can be
brusque, rude,
bullying, even
brutal and
immature, and
were summed
up by an early
astronomer as
"bestial,
luxurious,
intemperate
and violent."
Mentally
Ariens are
intellectual and
objective, but
can be bigoted
and extremist
in religion and
politics. They
are good
champions of
lost causes and
last-ditch
resistance.
They are
quick-witted
but foolhardy
and
overoptimistic,
lacking
thoroughness
and the ability
to evaluate
difficulties in
the
undertakings
into which they
often rush
impulsively.
The great need
of Aries natives
is to exercise
an iron
self-control, to
discipline the
qualities and
tendencies of
their character
to the
advantage, not
the detriment,
of the society
in which they
move.
They can make
good athletes
and climbers,
doctors,
explorers (of
new ideas as
well as
uncharted
territory, the
latter in these
days including
adventuring
into outer
space),
soldiers, sailors
and airmen,
and leaders -
though
awkward
subordinates -
in industry and
politics.
Aries governs
the head and
brain, and
Ariens are said
to be prone to
headaches,
particularly
migraines,
sunstroke,
neuralgia and
depression.
Indigestion and
nervous
disorders are
also threats to
them, and their
rashness,
impetuosity
and wholesale
physical
commitment
make them
liable to
accidents and
physical
injuries.
Friend's Birthdays.....
Matthew Besharah........April 16
Adventurous
and energetic
Pioneering and
courageous
Enthusiastic and
confident
Dynamic and
quick-witted
Selfish and
quick-tempered
Impulsive and
impatient
Foolhardy and
daredevil
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